(A) As used in this section, FIREARM has the same definition as in the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
(B) No person shall discharge outdoors and within the corporate limits of the village, any bow, arrow, crossbow, crossbow bolt, firearm or air gun, spring-powered gun or similar weapon which, if discharged, is of sufficient force or power to inflict bodily injury.
(C) The provisions of division (B) shall not apply to:
(1) Law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty;
(2) The use of firearms for defense of persons or property, as allowed under state law;
(3) In an area zoned Agricultural under the Village Zoning Ordinance, on a single zoning lot more than 50 acres in size, or on a parcel consisting of two or more contiguous zoning lots under common ownership aggregating more than 50 acres in size:
(a) Hunting activities that are legal under state law and are conducted according to state law and during times permitted by state law, and pursuant to a lawfully issued state hunting permit, provided an owner of record of the lot is personally present during and personally participates in the hunting activities; or
(b) Target shooting, so long as:
1. An owner of record of the lot is personally present during and participates personally in the target shooting activities;
2. All firearms are discharged into an earth backdrop at least six feet in height above the target, located no more than 50 yards from the point of discharge;
3. No firearm is discharged within 300 feet of an inhabited building;
4. Firearms used are limited to pistols, shotguns, air guns and rimfire rifles;
5. No firearms are discharged before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.; and
6. The Village Police Department is alerted at least 30 minutes in advance of the shooting event.
(Prior Code, § 130.009) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988; Ord. 15-023, passed 8-3-2015) Penalty, see §
130.999